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rehearse

[ ri-hurs ]

verb (used with object)

, re·hearsed, re·hears·ing.
  1. to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
  2. to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part.
  3. to relate the facts or particulars of; recount.

    Synonyms: recapitulate, narrate, portray, describe, delineate



verb (used without object)

, re·hearsed, re·hears·ing.
  1. to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal.

rehearse

/ rɪˈhɜːs /

verb

  1. to practise (a play, concert, etc), in preparation for public performance
  2. tr to run through; recount; recite

    the official rehearsed the grievances of the committee

  3. tr to train or drill (a person or animal) for the public performance of a part in a play, show, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • reˈhearser, noun
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Other Words From

  • re·hearsa·ble adjective
  • re·hearser noun
  • unre·hearsa·ble adjective
  • unre·hearsed adjective
  • unre·hearsing adjective
  • well-re·hearsed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rehearse1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rehersen, rehercen, from Middle French rehercier “to repeat,” equivalent to re- “again, over and over” + hercier “to strike, harrow” (derivative of herce, herse “a harrow”); re-, hearse
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rehearse1

C16: from Anglo-Norman rehearser , from Old French rehercier to harrow a second time, from re- + herce harrow
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Synonym Study

See relate.
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Example Sentences

You’re a professional and you got to know your lines and rehearse and practice.

A second lesson is for authorities to prepare and rehearse a security plan that will separate antagonists.

From Time

I’m going to tell you where we’re rehearsing and then you’ll have to pay me.

I would be mad, because I couldn’t run and he would keep me at it — music, music, rehearse, rehearse .

Nicole, who previously appeared so confident that cameras caught her rehearsing victory scenarios out loud, was especially shocked.

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